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#400A10

#400a10 ≈ Caput Mortuum

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#400a10 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 75% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 353.33°, with 72.97% saturation and 14.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caput Mortuum (#592720), ΔE 8.54.

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Relative luminance0.0134

Complementary

  1. #400a10
  2. #0a403a

Split complementary

  1. #400a10
  2. #0a401f
  3. #0a2b40

Analogous

  1. #400a2b
  2. #400a10
  3. #401f0a

Triadic

  1. #400a10
  2. #10400a
  3. #0a1040

Tetradic

  1. #400a10
  2. #403a0a
  3. #0a403a
  4. #0a1040

Square

  1. #400a10
  2. #2b400a
  3. #0a403a
  4. #1f0a40

Monochromatic

  1. #120304
  2. #120304
  3. #400a10
  4. #821421
  5. #c41f31

Shades

#400a10 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400a10
  2. #3a090e
  3. #33080d
  4. #2d070b
  5. #26060a
  6. #200508
  7. #1a0406
  8. #130305
  9. #0d0203
  10. #060102
  11. #000000

Tints

#400a10 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400a10
  2. #532328
  3. #663b40
  4. #795458
  5. #8c6c70
  6. #a08588
  7. #b39d9f
  8. #c6b6b7
  9. #d9cecf
  10. #ece7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400a10 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400a10
  2. #46161b
  3. #4d2226
  4. #532d32
  5. #5a393d
  6. #604548
  7. #665153
  8. #6d5d5e
  9. #73686a
  10. #7a7475
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f181a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #191710 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #27230e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47000d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d1310 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #331b0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44030e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400a10 {
  color: #400a10;
}
Background
.bg-400a10 {
  background-color: #400a10;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400a10 {
  border: 2px solid #400a10;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400a10;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400a10 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400a10, #401f0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400a10 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 16 / 0.35);
}

#592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.54 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 9.53 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.43 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 13.16 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 13.61 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 14.24 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 14.60 #bff5ef Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Caput Mortuum
#400a10  rgb(64, 10, 16)  hsl(353, 73%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#0a403a  rgb(10, 64, 58)  hsl(173, 73%, 15%)  Phthalo Green
#10400a  rgb(16, 64, 10)  hsl(113, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#0a1040  rgb(10, 16, 64)  hsl(233, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue